Archives and Modern Manuscripts Program, History of Medicine Division
Processed by Christian Kelleher and Jeff Lewis; Processing Completed Dec. 2000
Additions Processed June 2005


Descriptive Summary
	Collection Number:	MS C 330a
	Creator:	American College of Nurse-Midwives
	Title:	American College of Nurse-Midwives Records
	Dates:	1910-1999
	Quantity:	92.25 linear feet (78 boxes)
	Abstract:	The American College of Nurse-Midwifery (ACNM) was incorporated on 7 November 1955 as the professional organization for certified nurse-midwives in the United States. Meeting minutes, correspondence, reports, publications, subject files, photographs, audio and video tapes, and general and historical document document the activities of the leadership and membership of this professional nurse-midwives association.

Biographical/Historical Note

The American College of Nurse-Midwifery (ACNM) was incorporated on November 7, 1955 as the professional organization for certified nurse-midwives in the United States. Previous to the establishment of the ACNM, the extent of national organization for nurse-midwives had been limited to a section of the National Organization of Public Health Nurses (NOPHN) in the mid-1940s. When, in the early 1950s, the NOPHN was absorbed into the American Nurse's Association (ANA) and the National League for Nursing (NLN), the nurse-midwives found that there was no central body left available to address the specific needs and concerns of the growing practice of nurse-midwifery. In response, a Committee on Organization, chaired by Sister M. Theophane Shoemaker, was established in 1954 to begin steps toward the creation of the new professional organization. A questionnaire was mailed out, and armed with the responses of some 147 nurse-midwives, the Committee determined to create the ACNM.

The first annual meeting of the American College of Nurse-Midwifery was held on November 12-13, 1955 in Kansas City, Missouri. Hattie Hemschemeyer, then director of the Maternity Center Association School of Nurse-Midwifery, was elected the College's first President. The following year, the ACNM was accepted into the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM). In 1969, the College merged with the smaller, regional American Association of Nurse-Midwives to become the American College of Nurse-Midwives, as it is called today. Beginning from a charter membership of 124 nurse-midwives in 1955, the College grew to 850 members in 1975, and numbers over 7000 members, including students, in the year 2000. The College estimates that approximately 87 percent of certified nurse-midwives are members of the ACNM in 2000.

Until the 1980s the College primarily functioned in the United States. With the addition of the International Project for Traditional Birth Attendants in the early 1980s the College began doing work in Africa, London and other parts of the world. The Special Projects Section began in 1985 after receiving a grant from The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. Through the Special Projects Section the College was able to service more countries and widen its scope of services.

The ACNM began publication of the Bulletin of the American College of Nurse-Midwifery (later the Bulletin of the American College of Nurse-Midwives and the Journal of Nurse-Midwifery) in 1955. The College began publication of its Newsletter (later titled Quickening) in 1965. That year, the ACNM began work as an accrediting organization of educational programs in nurse-midwifery with its first site visit to the New York Medical Center. The American College of Nurse-Midwives Foundation, Inc., was established in 1967 as a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting the practice of nurse-midwifery. In 1971 the ACNM became the national certifying body for Certified Nurse-Midwives, a duty later fulfilled by the distinct ACNM Certification Council.

Sources: The American College of Nurse-Midwives Homepage, on the Internet at http://www.acnm.org, and The ACNM Certification Council Homepage, at http://www.accmidwife.org

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Collection Summary

Meeting minutes, correspondence, reports, publications, subject files, photographs, audio and video tapes, and general and historical documents, 1910-1999 (88.65 linear feet), of the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) document the activities of the leadership and membership of the professional nurse-midwives association. The records are organized according to the administrative unit within the college-the Board of Directors, Executive Officers, and Divisions and Committees-where they were created, and the format or function served by the records. Records are arranged chronologically or alphabetically within each series or subseries.

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Restrictions

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Copyright

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Index Terms
	These terms are indexed in the National Library of Medicine's online catalog LocatorPlus. Researchers wishing to find related materials should search the catalog using these terms.
	MeSH Subjects
		Midwifery
		Nurse Midwives
		Nursing
		Obstetrics
		Societies
	Personal Names
		Bear, Elizabeth
		Fullerton, Judith
		Hemschemeyer, Hattie
		Matousek, Irene
		Shoemaker, Theophane
		Simpson, Mary Stella
	Corporate Names
		Group Health Association

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Series I: Incorporation and Organizational Documents, 1955-1996 1.45 lin. ft.
	Incorporation and Organizational documents include Articles of Incorporation and By-laws, Standing Rules of Procedure, Organizational Charts, and a "Manual of Essential Documents" that includes position statements, policies, and guidelines.




Box	Folder
		Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws, 1955-1991

1	6-7		1955, 1963, 1974-1975, 1981, 1988, 1989
22	1-2		1990-1991
76	1-3	Artifacts, Buttons, 1979-1981, 1983-1988
22	3	American Parliamentary Procedure, 1968
22	4	Biographies, n.d.
1	4	"Common Questions", n.d.
22	5	Definition of Midwife, 1978
22	6	Eligibility Requirement Certification, n.d.
22	7	Factsheets, 1971,1980,1986-1991
22	8	Goals, 1990, 1996
22	9	Guidelines for Foreign Trained Nurse-Midwives, n.d.
22	10	Guidelines and Policies, 1984-1985, 1989-1990
22	11	Hattie Hemschmeyer Award, 1979, 1987, 1992-1993
22	12	Headquarters, 1982, 1991-1992
22	13	Headquarters (confidential), 1982-1983
1	2	Historical, 1957-1971
22	14	Historical, n.d.
22	15	Interorganizational Liasion Planning, 1993
22	16	Job Descriptions, 1987-1993
22	17	Joint Statement of Practice Relationships Between OB/GYN and CNM, 1982
22	18	Legal Counsel, 1973, 1978-1979, 1983-1986
		Manual of Essential Documents, 1979

22	19		1979
1	5		n.d.
22	20-21		Rita Kroska, n.d.
22	22-23		Division of Examiners, n.d.
22	24-25	Manual for Planning ACNM Conventions, 1979
22	26	Mechanism to Obtain Continuing Education Units, 1979
22	27	Meeting Instructions, n.d.
22	28	Needs Assessment Survey, 1987
22	29	News Release, 1986, 1989-1990
1	1	Organizational Charts, 1982-1992
22	30	Organizational Charts, 1955, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1993
22	31	Overview, n.d.
22	32	Personnel Handbook, 1989
22	33	Position Paper on Title X, 1988
22	34	Procedure for Initiation of new ACNM Chapters, 1975
22	35	Registration for Annual Meeting, 1992
1	8	Standing Rules of Procedure, 1977, 1983
22	36-37	Standing Rules of Procedure, 1984, 1987, 1989
22	38	Statements, 1971, 1978, 1980, 1987
1	9	Statements of Functions, Standards, and Qualifications, 1966

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Series II: Board of Directors, 1971-1999 15.5 lin. ft.
	Board of Directors Minutes provide the most complete record of the College's actions and concerns during the years represented. Multiple listings for the same Board of Directors session signify that there are supplemental documents or other original minutes with various notes. The series also includes significant reports, correspondence, position papers and other documents as attachments (called Agenda Items or Appendices). Closed Session minutes are restricted according to the wishes of the ACNM.




Box	Folder
1	10	Lists of Board Members, 1974-1982
		Meeting Minutes, 1971-1999

			1971

23	1			Apr 29 - May 1
23	2			July 29
23	3			Oct 21
23	4			Dec 22
			1973

23	5			Notes on Special Session, 1973
			1974

1	11			Jan 24-26
1	12			July 29-30
23	6			Oct 28
			1975

23	7			Jan 23
1	13			Jan 27-29
23	8			Mar 30-31
1	14			Mar 30-31
23	9			Apr 4
23	10-11			July 30-Aug 1
23	12			Oct 9
			1976

23	13-14			Jan 26-28
23	15-16			Mar 28-29
23	17			Apr 1
23	18-19			July 19-21
1	15			July 19-21
1	16			Nov 10-12
23	20-21			Nov 10-12
			1977

23	22-23			Feb 21-23
2	17			Feb
23	24			May 1
2	18-19			May 6
2	20-21			Aug 3-5
23	25			Aug 3-5
2	22-23			Oct 31-Nov 2
23	26			Oct 31-Nov 2
			1978

2	24-26			Feb 6-8
23	27			Feb 6-8
2	27-28			Apr 29-May 5
23	28			Apr 30
23	29			May 5
2	29-31			July 31-Aug 2
23	30			July 31-Aug 2
2	32-34			Nov 6-8
23	31			Nov 6-8
			1979

23	32			Feb 4-7
2	35-37			Feb 5-7
2	38-40			Apr 28-May 4
23	33			Apr 28-May 4
2	1-3			Aug 6-8
23	34			Aug 6-8
2	4-6			Nov 5-7
23	35			Nov 5-7
			1980

2	7-8			Feb 4-7
23	36			Feb 4-7
2	9-10			May 10-16
23	37			May 10-16
2	12-14			Aug 4-6
23	38			Aug 4-6
2	15-17			Nov 4-6
23	39			Nov 4-6
			1981

2	18-20			Feb 2-5
23	40			Feb 2-5
2	21-23			Apr 25, May 1
23	41			Apr 25
23	42			Apr 30-May 1
2	24-25			July 27-29
23	43			July 27-29
2	26-28			Nov 16-18
23	44			Nov 16-18
			1982

2	29-30			Feb 8-9
23	45			Feb 8-9
2	31			Apr 24, 30
23	46			Apr 30
2	32-33			Aug 2-3
23	47			Aug 2-3
2	34			Nov 15-17
24	1			Nov 15-17
			1983

24	2-4			Feb 14-16
3	1			Feb 14-16
24	5			Apr 30
3	2			Apr 30, May 6
24	6			May 6
3	3			July 25-27
24	7-9			July 25-27
24	10			Aug
3	4			Oct 3-5
24	11-13			Oct 3-5
			1984

3	5-6			Feb 6-8
24	14			Feb 6-8
3	7			May 13, 18
24	15-16			May 13
24	17			May 18
3	8			July 24-26
24	18-19			July 24-26
3	9-10			Oct 21-23
25	1-3			Oct 21-23
			1985

3	11			Jan 30-Feb 1
3	12-13			Feb 4-6
25	4-6			Feb 4-6
3	14-16			May 4-10
25	7-9			May 4-10
3	17-18			July 22-24
25	10-13			July 22-24
25	14			Sep 10
3	19-21			Oct 14-16
25	15-16			Oct 14-16
25	17			Dec 9
			1986

3	22-24			Feb 16-18
25	18-19			Feb 15-18
3	25-26			Apr 22, 25-26
26	1-2			Apr 25-26
3	27-28			June 30-July 1
26	3-6			June 29-July 1
3	29-30			Oct 14-15
26	7-8			Oct 13-15
			1987

3	31-32			Feb 8-10
26	9-11			Feb 8-10
26	12			Mar 6
26	13-15			May 4-9
3	33-35			May 8, 9
3	36-37			July 20-21
26	16			July 20-21
4	1-2			Oct 5-6
			1988

4	3-4			Feb 7-9
26	18			Feb 7-9
26	19			Apr 25-29
4	5-8			Apr 29, 30
4	9-11			July 24-26
26	20			July 24-26
4	12-14			Oct 23-25
			1989

26	21-22			Feb 4-7
26	24-25			June 9-10
26	27-28			Aug 19-21
27	1, 3-4			Oct 28-30
			1990

27	5-9			Feb 1-4
27	11			May 13-19
27	13-15			July 28-30
27	19-22			Oct 21-23
			1991

28	1-3			Jan 31-Feb 1
28	5-7			May 12-18
28	10-13			July 20-22
28	14-16			Oct 11-13
			1992

29	1-3			Jan 30-Feb 1
29	8-11			May 17, 22-23
29	6			May 22-23
29	13-17			July 25-30
29	18-21			Oct 30-Nov 1
			1993

30	1-4			Feb 18-21
30	5-10			June 3-5
30	11-12			Aug 20-22
30	13-14			Nov 11-13
			1994

31	1-2			Jan 27-30
31	3-4			Apr 28-30
31	5-6			July 29-31
31	7-8			Nov 3-5
			1995

31	9-10			May 27 & June 1-3
31	11-12			Nov 6-9
			1999

31	13			Aug 27-29, 1999
32	1	Agenda Item Codes, n.d.
32	2	Correspondence, 1981-1983
32	3-8	Manual, 1990, 1993
32	9	Memoranda, 1989
32	10	[Miscellaneous], 1989-1991
32	11	Mission and Planning Strategies Recommendations, 1985
32	12	Responsibilities, 1988-1993
32	13	Standing Rules of Procedure, n.d.
		Minutes and Supplementary Documents (Closed Session), 1978-1992

			1978

4	15			July 31-Aug 3
			1979

4	16			Apr 28
4	17			Nov 5-8
			1980

4	18			Nov 4-6
			1981

4	19			Nov
			1982

4	20			Feb 8-9
4	21			Aug 2-3
			1983

4	22			Feb 14-16
4	23			July 26
			1984

4	24-25			May 13, 18
4	26			July 24-26
4	27			Oct 21-23
			1985

4	28			Feb 4-6
4	29-30			May 4, 10
4	31			July 22-24
4	32			Oct 14-16
			1986

4	33			Feb 16-18
4	34			Apr 25-26
4	35			July 1
4	36			Oct 14-15
			1987

4	37			Feb 8-10
4	38			Mar 6
4	39-41			May 3, 5, 7, 8, 9
4	42			July 20-21
4	43			Oct 5-6
			1988

4	44			Feb 7-9
4	45-46			Apr 29, 30
4	47			July 24-26
4	48			Oct 23-25
			1989

26	22			Feb 4-7
26	25			June 9-10
26	28			Aug 19-21
27	2			Oct 28-30
			1990

27	6			Feb 1-4
27	12			May 18-19
27	15			July 28-30
27	17			July 28-30
27	19			Oct 21-23
			1991

28	2			Jan 31-Feb 1
28	8			May 12-18
28	10			July 20-22
			1992

29	2			Jan 30-Feb 1
29	5			Jan 30-Feb 1
29	7			May 22-23
29	11			May 17, 22-23
4	49			n.d.

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Series III: Executive Office, 1947-1998 9 lin. ft.
	Executive Office records provide a broad view of the College through wide-ranging correspondence for each President (1957-1994) and Executive Secretary/Executive Director (1956-1983), as well as Vice President's correspondence (1974-1991), Annual Reports (1969-1998), Annual Meeting minutes (1955-1990), and Executive Committee minutes (1956-1993). Closed meeting minutes are restricted according to the wishes of the ACNM. Also included are Nurse-Midwives Meeting minutes, 1954-1955. The ACNM Presidents represented here include Sister M. Theophane Shoemaker, Mary I. Crawford, Sister Mary Stella Simpson, Vera Keane, Lillian Runnerstrom, Lucille Woodville, Carmela Cavero, Elizabeth S. Sharp, Dorothea Lang, Helen Burst, Sister Angela Murdaugh, Judith Rooks, Susan Yates, Elizabeth [Betty] Bear, and Joyce Thompson. A subseries of written works by some of these Presidents includes a tribute to Mary I. Crawford written by Helen Burst, a list of accomplishments written by Sister Angela Murdaugh and Lillian Runnerstrom, speeches by Susan Yates, and dissertations from Sister M. Theophane Shoemaker ("History of Nurse-Midwifery in the United States" 1947) and Lillian Runnerstrom, among others. Located at the end of the finding aid is an appendix with a list of the presidents and their years served. Executive Secretaries/Executive Directors include Ruth Watson Lubic, Aileen Hogan, Norma Pilegard, Dorothea Russell, Faye Leibowitz, Flo McDaniel, and Mary Rita Prah. President and Executive Secretary correspondence may also be located in the Division and Committee or Subject Files series, and vice versa depending on the correspondents involved.




Box	Folder
		Annual Reports, 1969-1998

32	14		1969
4	50		1974
4	51		1975
4	52		1977
32	15		1978
32	16		1979
4	53		1980
4	54		1981
4	55		1982
32	17		1982
4	56		1983
4	57		1984
32	18		1985
32	19		1986
32	20		1987
32	21		1988
32	22		1989
32	23		1990
32	24		1991
32	25		1992
32	26		1993
32	27		1994
32	28		1995
32	29		1996
32	30		1997
32	31		1998
		Annual Meeting Minutes, 1955-1990

4	58		1955 Nov 12
32	33		1955 Nov 12-13
4	58		1957 June 13
4	58		1958 June 4
32	34		1958 June 5-7
4	58		1959 May 10
32	35		1960 May 5
4	58		1960 May 6
4	58		1961 Apr 7
32	36		1961 Apr 7
4	59		1962 May 12
4	59		1963 May 11
4	59		1964 June 12
4	59		1965 Apr 30
4	59		1966 May 13-15
4	60		1967 June 8-10
4	60		1968 Apr 4-6
4	60		1969 Apr 16-19
32	37		1970 Apr 20-22
32	38		1971 Apr 29-May 1
32	39		1972 Apr 19-22
32	40		1973 Apr 5
4	61		1975 Apr 2-3
4	62		1977 May 3-5
4	63		1978 May 1-4
4	64		1979 Apr 30-May 3
4	65		1980 May 14-15
32	41		1980 May 14-16
4	66		1981 Apr 29-30
4	67		1982 Apr 28-29
4	68		1984 May 13-17
4	69		1985 May 7-9
4	70		1986 Apr 22-24
4	71		1987 May 4-6
4	72		1988 Apr 25-27
32	42		1989 June 5-7
32	43		1990 May 13
		Annual Meeting Notes, 1990-1994

32	44		1990 May 13
32	45		1991 May 16
33	1		1992 May
33	2		1993 May 28- June 3
33	3		1994 Apr 28-May 3
			President,
			Correspondence, 1957-1994

5	1			Shoemaker, Sister M. Theophane, 1957-1959
5	2			Crawford, Mary I., 1959-1960
5	3			Simpson, Sister Mary Stella, 1963
5	4			Keane, Vera, 1965-1967
33	4			Keane, Vera, 1965-1967
5	5			Runnerstrom, Lillian, 1967-1969
5	6			Woodville, Lucille, 1969-1971
5	7			Cavero, Carmela, 1971-1973
33	5			Cavero, Carmela, 1971-1973
5	8			Sharp, Elizabeth S., 1973-1975
33	6			Sharp, Elizabeth S., 1973-1975
5	9			Lang, Dorothea, 1975-1977
33	7			Lang, Dorothea, 1975-1977
5	10			Burst, Helen, 1977-1979, 1981
				Murdaugh, Sister Angela, 1981-1983

5	11-15				General Correspondence, 1981-1983
33	8				General Correspondence, 1981-1983
5	16-21				Regional Correspondence, 1981-1983
5	22			Rooks, Judith, 1983-1985
33	10			Rooks, Judith, 1985
5	23-24			Yates, Susan, 1985-1987
5	25			Bear, Elizabeth [Betty], 1987-1988
33	11			Bear, Elizabeth [Betty], 1988-1989
5	26			Thompson, Joyce, 1990
33	12-21			Thompson, Joyce, 1987-1994
34	1-9			Thompson, Joyce, 1987-1994
34	10			Thompson, Joyce (Confidential), 1990
			Written Works, 1947-1993

5	27			Presidents Report, 1969
34	11			Notes for New President, 1989-1993
5	28			Burst, Helen, Articles, Affidavit and Testimony, 1978-1983
5	29			Burst, Helen, "A Tribute to a Visionary Nurse-Midwife: Mary Irene Crawford, C.N.M., Ed.D.", 1978
34	12			Burst, Helen, "Nurse-Midwives Make A Difference", 1971
5	30			Keane, Vera, "ACNM Highlights, 1965-1967", [1967]
34	13			Lang, Dorothea, "The Midwife Returns Modern Style", n.d.
34	14			Lang, Dorothea, "Nurse-Midwifery Service Program of the Infant Care Projects and Participating Hospitals", 1968
5	31			Lang, Dorothea, Written Works, 1969, 1971, 1975-1976
5	32			Murdaugh, Sister Angela, "What I see as accomplishments of my Presidency", 1983
5	33			Rooks, Judith, "American Nurse-Midwifery Practice in 1976-1977", 1980
34	15			Rooks, Judith, Summary of President's Report, 1984
5	34			Runnerstrom, Lillian, "Food Iron Intake and Hemoglobin Levels in Gravidae," Dissertation, 1963
5	35			Runnerstrom, Lillian, "The Effectiveness of Nurse-Midwifery in a Supervised Hospital Environment", ca. 1968
5	36			Runnerstrom, Lillian, Report, 1969
5	37			Runnerstrom, Lillian, Accomplishments as President, 1967-1969
34	15			Sharp, Elizabeth, "Challenges and Goals for the Future of Nursing", 1967
5	38			Shoemaker, Sister M. Theophane, "History of Nurse-Midwifery in the United States," Dissertation, 1947
34	16			Thompson, Joyce, "Care For New Mothers", n.d.
34	17			Thompson, Joyce, Curriculum Vitae, n.d.
34	18			Thompson, Joyce, Notes, n.d.
34	19			Thompson, Joyce, Personnel Evaluations, 1992
34	20			Thompson, Joyce, President's Pen/Newsnotes, 1989-1992
34	21			Thompson, Joyce, Reports and Schedule, 1989-1993
5	39			Woodville, Lucille, Articles, 1963-1964
5	40			Yates, Susan, Speeches, 1985-1987
		Vice President, 1971-1991

			Vice Presidents Correspondence, 1974-1991

5	41			Carrington, Betty, Letter, 1974
34	22			Carrington, Betty, 1975
34	23			Meurer, Jean, 1976
5	42-47			Bear, Elizabeth [Betty], 1977-1981
34	24			Bear, Betty, 1979, n.d.

6	1				Letters to Chairpersons, 1981
6	2			Ernst, Eunice K.M. [Kitty], 1981-1983
6	3			Ernst, Kitty, Other Correspondence, 1971, 1975
34	25			Ernst, Kitty, 1982
6	4			Johnson, Mary Alice, 1988-1990
6	5			Marsico, Teresa, 1990
34	26			Marisco, Teresa, 1991
			Written Works, 1977-1978

6	6			Bear, Elizabeth [Betty], Annual Report, 1977-1978
		Executive Secretary/Executive Director,

			Correspondence, 1963-1992

6	7			Hemschmeyer, Hattie, 1963
6	8			Lubic, Ruth Watson, 1965
6	9			Hogan, Aileen, 1966-1969
6	10-14			Pilegard, Norma, 1970-1974
34	27			Pilegard, Norma, 1974
6	15			Russell, Dorothea, 1974-1977
34	28			Russell, Dorothea, 1976
6	16			Leibowitz, Fay, 1977-1981
6	17			McDaniel, Flo, 1982-1984
34	29			McDaniel, Flo, 1982-1984
33	9			McDaniel, Florence, 1983
6	18-19			Prah, Mary Rita, 1985-1987
34	30			Prah, Mary Rita, 1984-1987
36	1-2			Leedecker, Carolyn, 1988-1989
36	3			Hill, Sue, 1992
36	4			Burst, Helen, n.d.
			Written Works, 1957, 1993-1994

				Hemschmeyer, Hattie, Maternity Care within the Framework of Public Health Services, 1957
6	20			Hogan, Aileen, "A Tribute to the Pioneers," and Obituary, 1975, 1981
6	21			McDaniel, Flo, Reports, 1982-1983
6	22			Pilegard, Norma, Report, 1971
			Other Correspondence, 1964-1967, 1970-1979, 1992-1994

36	6-7			Fennell, Karen, Correspondence, 1993-1994
36	8			Foreman, Alice, 1964-1970-1975, n.d.
6	23			Goggins, Lalla Mary, 1979
6	24			Litz, Annie, 1965-1967
36	9-10			Nitzsche, Ron, 1992-1993
6	25			Requests for Information, 1972
			Other Written Works, 1992-1996

36	11-16			Fennell, Karen, Reports, 1992-1993, 1996
36	17			Nitzsche, Ron, Agenda Items, 1992
36	18			Nitzsche, Ron, Final Script for Business Meeting, 1994
			Nurse-Midwives Meeting Minutes, 1954-1955

36	19			1954 Apr 27
36	20			1954 June 6-7
36	21			1954 Sep 24
36	22			1954 Dec 12
36	23			1954 Dec 15
36	24			1955 May 21
36	25			1955 May 25
		Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, 1956-1993

36	26		1956 Feb 8
36	27		1956 Oct 10 & 12
36	28		1957 July 12-13
36	29		1957 Nov 13-14
36	30		1958 Apr 16
36	31		1958 May 13
36	32		1958 June 6-8
36	33		1958 Nov 13
36	34		1959 May 11
36	35		1959 Nov 12-13
36	36		1960 May 5
37	1		1960 Dec 1-2
37	2		1961 Feb 17
37	3		1961 Apr 9
37	4		1961 June 26
37	5		1962 Jan 26
37	6		1962 Apr 27
37	7		1962 May 13
37	8		1962 Sep 8
37	9		1962 Nov 17
37	10		1963 Mar 2
37	11		1963 May 10
37	12		1963 May 11
37	13		1963 May 12
37	14		1963 Oct 19
37	15		1964 Mar 7
37	16		1964 May 2
37	17		1964 June 13
37	18		1964 Oct 3
37	19		1965 Jan 9
37	20		1965 Mar 6
37	21		1965 Oct 2
37	22		1966 Jan 8
37	23		1966 Apr 23-24
37	24		1966 May 13-14
37	25		1966 Oct 14-15
37	26		1967 Feb 3-4
37	27		1967 May 5-6
37	28		1967 June 8-10
37	29		1967 Sep 22-23
37	30		1968 Jan 26-27
37	31		1968 Sep 27-28
37	32		1969 Jan 17-19
37	33		1969 Apr 15
37	34		1970 Jan 23-24
37	35		1970 Apr 24
37	36		1970 July 9-10
37	37		1970 Oct 1-2
37	38		1971 Jan 21
37	39		1971 Oct 21-22
37	40		1972 Jan 27-29
37	41		1972 Apr 19
37	42		1972 May 19-20
37	43		1972 Oct 12-14
37	44		1973 Jan 18-20
37	45		1973 Mar 10
37	46		1973 Apr 7
6	26		1973 Aug 3-4
37	47		1973 Aug 3
6	27		1973 Oct 25-27
37	48		1973 Oct 25-27
37	49		1974 Jan 24-26
37	50		1974 Apr 1-2
37	51		1974 Oct 28
6	28		1982 Mar 8
6	29		1983 May 27
6	30		1984 Nov 26
6	31		1985 Feb 8
37	52		1985 Nov 14
6	32		1986 June 6
6	33		1987 Aug 7
6	34		1988 Aug 5
37	55		1989 Aug 10
37	56		1989 Oct 18
37	57		(Notes only), 1990
37	59		1990 Apr 30
37	60		1990 May 19
37	61		1990 June 4
37	62		1990 July 29-30
37	63		1990 Sep 10
37	65		1990 Oct 21
37	66		1990 Oct 22-23
37	71		1991 Feb 20
37	74		Information Packet, 1991 May 17
37	78		1991 July 22
38	2		1992 Mar
38	4		1992 May 16-21
38	6		Information Packet, 1992 May 22
38	7		Information Packet, 1992 July 25
38	8		1992 Aug 20
38	11		1992 Oct 11
38	12		1993 Jan 5
38	14		1993 Apr 29
		Executive Committee Meeting Minutes (Closed Session) [Restricted], 1984-1993

6	35		1984 Sep 20
6	36		1985 Apr 18
6	37		1985 Aug 8
6	38		1986 Nov 11
6	39		1987 Feb 27
6	40		1987 Aug 14
6	41		1987 Oct 6
37	53		1989 June 10
37	54		1989 July 31
37	58		1990 Mar 27
37	64		1990 Sep 10
37	67		1990 Oct 22-23
37	68		1990 Dec 17
37	69		1991 Feb 1
37	70		1991 Feb 20
37	72		1991 May 11
37	73		1991 May 16-18
37	79		1991 Aug 28
37	80		1991 Oct 12
37	81		1991 Nov 5
37	82		1991 Dec 4
38	1		1992 Feb 1
38	3		1992 Apr 6
38	5		1992 May 22
38	9		1992 Aug 20
38	10		1992 Sep 18
38	13		1993 Feb 18

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Series IV: Legal Documents, 1960-1998 0.25 lin. ft.
	Legal documents contain information related to the ACNM and their legal cases. Information on the ACNM's legal status as a corporation is located in this series. This series is arranged alphabetically.




Box	Folder
39	10	ACNM vs. Donna Shalala, 1994
38	64	Anti-Trust Litigation, 1990-1991
39	11	Business Regulation Administration Forms, 1998
38	34	Congressional Record-Senate, 1983
38	15	IRS, 1960
38	41	Lawsuits and Privileges, 1984
38	68	Legal Consultation, 1991
38	33	Legal Correspondence, 1982-1987
6	42	Legal Documents, 1960-1980
39	7	Legal Victory, 1992
39	12	Non-Profit Foreign and Domestic Corporations, 1998
38	50	Witness List, 1985

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Series V: Financial Documents, 1960-1993 0.75 lin. ft.
	Financial documents contain primarily financial reports, budgets, ledgers, balances, expenditures and disbursements. Correspondences on financial matters are located in this series. This series is arranged chronologically.




Box	Folder
6	43	Financial Documents, 1960-1984
38	16	Tax Information, 1960, 1987
38	17	Expenditures and Disbursements, 1966-1975
38	19	Budget and Financial Information, 1975-1976
38	40	Budget, 1984
38	55	Report on Financial Statements, 1988-1989
38	56	Income and Balance, 1989
38	59	Budget and Statements, 1989-1991
38	61	Budget Correspondence, 1990
38	62	General Ledger, 1990
38	63	Presidential Expenses, 1990
38	65	Financial Reports, 1990-1991
38	66	Financial Statements with Supplementary Information, 1990-1991
38	67	Indirect Cost, 1991
38	70	Financial Reports, 1991-1992
39	1-2	Petty Cash, 1991-1992
39	3	Proposed Operating Budget, 1991-1992
39	4-5	Budget, 1991-1992
39	8	Budget, 1992-1993
39	9	Financial Reports, 1992-1993
39	15	Reimbursement for Nurse-Midwives, n.d.
39	18	Outstanding Charges, 1990, 1992

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Series VI: Divisions and Committees, 1910-1998 21.5 lin. ft.
	Division and Committee records, which also include other subdivisions of the College such as the ACNM Foundation, the Government Liaison Office, and Regional and Local Chapters, are more targeted, but also more sporadic and less comprehensive in their coverage of each Division or Committee's activities compared to the Board of Directors meeting minutes. The records are organized alphabetically, and arranged chronologically according to their form or function. Much of the correspondence between Committee chairs and the ACNM President or Executive Secretary will be located in the Executive Office series. Divisions are listed first, with the Division of Accreditation (formerly Approval), including the Board of Review and Education Program Self-Evaluation Reports, making up the bulk of the records. Standing Committees are listed next; the Archives, Clinical Practice, Legislative, and Research and Statistics Committees are fairly well documented, with others much less so. Government Liaison Office records include Congressional testimony, correspondence of two liaison officers Sally Tom and Karen Ehrnman, and Tom's "History of Federal Funding of Nurse-Midwifery Education, 1960-1983." A large section of this series deals with the work that ACNM did internationally through their Special Projects Section.




Box	Folder
6	44	Committee and Division Lists, 1979, 1980
6	45	Committee and Division Charges; Operating Rules, 1977-1989; 1973
6	46	Committee and Division Applications, ca.1978-80
		Division of Accreditation (Approval), 1960-1990

39	19		Accredited Education Programs, 1992, 1994
39	20		Annual Reports, 1990
6	54		Application to U.S. Department of Education, 1979
			Correspondence, 1960-1980

6	55-58			1960-1976
7	1-4			1977-1980
37	22			1982
39	21		Criteria for Accreditations, 1993
6	53		Financial Documents, 1972-73, 1979
			General and Historical, 1962-1980

6	47			1962-1980
39	23			1989
39	24		Guidelines for Documentation of Criteria, n.d.
6	48		Meeting Minutes, 1962-1980
39	25		Membership, 1991
			Polices and Procedures, 1962-1991

6	50			1962-1990
39	26-27			1985, 1991
6	52		Proposals, 1974
39	28		Quarterly Report, 1987
6	51		Reports, Financial Documents, 1960-1981
6	49		Statements, Guidelines, and Policies, 1962-1980
7	5	ANA/Accrediting Body Materials, 1974-1976
39	29	Division of Approval, 1975
		Board of Review, 1972-1980, 1987

7	8-9		Correspondence, 1972-1980
7	6		General and Lists, 1975-1978
7	7		Meeting Minutes, 1975-1980
7	10		Meharry Medical College Correspondence, 1974-1975
39	30		Membership, 1987
7	11-19		Nominations, Correspondence, C.v.s, and Ballots, 1974-1981
7	20		Notes and Site Reports, 1975, 1978-1979

7	21			Site Visit, University of Minnesota, 1975
39	31			Reports, 1971
		Division of Competency Assessment, 1983-1989, 1991-1992

39	32		Analysis of Candidates, Characteristics and Performance on the National Certification Examination, 1984-1986
39	33		Budget, 1989
39	34		Program, 1991-1992
39	35		Standing Rules of Procedure, 1983, 1985-1988
			Self-Evaluation Reports, 1966-1975

7	22			College of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, School of Allied Health Professions, Nov 1976
7	23-24			Columbia University School of Nursing, Sep 1971
7	25			Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing, Aug 1972
7	26-27			Georgetown University School of Nursing Nurse Midwifery Program, Mar 1975
39	36			Johns Hopkins University Midwifery Programs, 1972
39	37			Loma Linda University School of Nursing, 1973
7	28			Loma Linda University School of Nursing, ca.1974
7	29			Marquette University, Feasibility Study: Graduate Nurse Program in Maternal and Newborn Nursing Leading to a Master of Science Degree in Nursing, 1969
7	30			Medical University of South Carolina College of Nursing, Nov 1975
8	1-3			Meharry Medical College Nurse-Midwifery Program, Curriculum Revision, Apr; Oct 1975
8	4			New York Medical College Graduate School of Nursing, 1966
8	5			United States Air Force Nurse-Midwifery Program, Mar 1975
8	6-7			University of Kentucky College of Nursing Nurse-Midwifery Program, Aug 1975, Mar 1976
8	8			University of Minnesota School of Nursing, 1975
8	9-10			University of Utah College of Nursing,, Jan 1969
8	11-13			Yale University School of Nursing Maternal-Newborn Nursing Program, Supplemental Report, Oct 1974
8	14			Yale University Nurse-Midwifery Education Program, Mar 1978
		Division of Examiners, 1974-1989

39	38		ACNM Certification Examination, 1980
39	39		Annual Report, 1974-1975, 1986
39	40		Autonomy, 1986-1989
39	41		Certified Midwives, 1982, 1986-1987
40	3		Consultant's Reports, Proposals and Recommendations, 1975
40	4		Continuing Competency Assessment, n.d.
			Correspondence, 1978-1987, 1989

8	16			1978-1981
40	5			1986-1987, 1989
40	6		Governing Board Members, 1985-1988
40	7		Minutes, 1985-1987
8	17		National Certification Exam Report to Governing Board, 1978
40	1-2		National Commission of Health Certifying Agencies, 1980
40	8		A New Look at Standard Scale Transportation, 1982
8	15		Organizational Charts; Report; Printed Material; and Recertification Overview, 1977; 1981; 1987
40	9		Report to ACNM Governing Board, 1978
40	10		A Second Report to the ACNM Governing Board, 1985
40	11		A Task Analysis of American Nurse-Midwifery Practices, 1984-1986
40	12	Division of Fellows, 1994
		Division of Publications, 1958-1993

40	13		Advertisements, n.d.
40	14		Annual Report, 1992-1993
8	19		Bulletin: Financial; General Information; Publication Agreement; Reports; Correspondence, 1965-1972
8	18		Committee Minutes; Reports,, and SROP, 1965-1966, 1981-1982
40	15-16		Correspondence, 1984, 1992
8	21		Journal/Index Medicus, 1982-1986
40	17		Journal of Nurse-Midwifery, 1975, 1988, 1990, 1993
8	20		Journal: Reports; Postal Service Statement of Ownership, 1973-1975
40	18		Order Form, 1991
40	19		Quickening, 1987, 1989, 1993
40	20		Reports and Minutes, 1958-1961
		Archives Committee, 1971-1983, 1991-1994

40	21		Clippings, 1979-1980
			Correspondence, 1971-1994

8	25-26			1971-1974
9	1-9			1975-1984
40	22			1975-1994
40	23		Envelopes, 1978-1980
9	10		Financial Documents, 1974, 1982
40	24		General and Historical, 1975- 1980, 1994-1996
8	22		General and Historical, 1978-1979
40	25		Goggans, Lalla Mary, 1972-1979
9	14		Honor Roll, n.d.
			Inventories and Provenances, 1971-1983

19	3			1971-1983
40	26			1979-1980
40	27		Material from Dr. Lillian Runnerstrom, 1978
9	12		NHPRC Grant Application; and Swanson, Cynthia, Archival Assessment Plan for the ACNM, 1989, 1991
			National Library of Medicine, 1974-1988, 1998

9	15			1974-1977
40	28			1977, 1988, 1998
40	29		Plans and Forms, 1991-1992
			Reports, 1971-1983, 1993-1995

8	23			1971-1983, 1993
40	30			1975-1980, 1993-1995
8	24		SROPs, Guidelines, Policies, 1971-1979
9	11		Statement of Gift, 1976-1979

Finding Aid to the American College of Nurse-Midwives Records, 1910-1999

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Descriptive Summary

Biographical/Historical Note

Collection Summary

Restrictions

Restrictions

Copyright

Index Terms

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Provenance

Series Descriptions

Series I: Incorporation and Organizational Documents, 1955-1996 1.45 lin. ft.

Series II: Board of Directors, 1971-1999 15.5 lin. ft.

Series III: Executive Office, 1947-1998 9 lin. ft.

Series IV: Legal Documents, 1960-1998 0.25 lin. ft.

Series V: Financial Documents, 1960-1993 0.75 lin. ft.

Series VI: Divisions and Committees, 1910-1998 21.5 lin. ft.